Eker Bombing (2012)
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The 2012 Eker bombing (
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: تفجير العكر) occurred on the 10 April 2012 in the village of Eker, in the south of the
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. According to
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the explosion injured seven policemen, three of them severely.Habib Toumi and Bureau Chief (April 10, 2012)
"Bahrain probes bombing that injured seven"
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The Ministry blamed protesters for the attack saying policemen were "lured" to the village by petrol bomb throwing protesters before they detonated the bomb. Public security chief, General Tariq al-Hassan said the exploding device was a "
pipe bomb A pipe bomb is an improvised explosive device (IED) that uses a tightly sealed section of pipe filled with an explosive material. The containment provided by the pipe means that simple low explosives can be used to produce a relatively larg ...
attached to a container full of gasoline""Bahrain police injured in bomb attack"
BBC. 10 April 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
On the other hand, Al Wefaq, Bahrain's main opposition party said the village was "entirely surrounded by security forces who are imposing collective punishment". They also stated that police had been firing "pellet guns" on residents who sent "calls for help".


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Domestic

*A number of parliament members condemned the attack and called for "stringent measures against those who perpetrated it". *Al Wefaq said it "condemned violence, regardless of its source".


International

* The
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condemned the bombing on April 12 and expressed his concern over the "excessive use of force against protesters which continues to result in civilian casualties". He also "appeals to all sides to act with restraint and refrain from violence", his spokesperson said. * The
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General-Secretary Dr. Abdullatif Al-Zayani condemned the "terrorist explosion" and said "those actions are perpetrated in order to cripple the process of development under the reign of HM king Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa"."GCC Secretary General condemns terrorist bombing in Ekar-Bahrain"
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. 10 April 2012. 9 June 2012.


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